iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
VLUE
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.82B invested in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
139% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 18
24% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 21 (+4)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 168 (+25)
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 49
9.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.49% → 82.19% (+9.7%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.71B → $2.82B (+$116M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$385M |
| 2 |
SIM
Strategic Investment Management
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$95.6M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$62.1M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$49.1M |
| 5 |
CC
Claybrook Capital
Wellesley,
Massachusetts
|
+$31.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$50.6M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$42.7M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$33.1M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$29.8M |
| 5 |
LJAC
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
|
-$9.35M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAM
176
Claret Asset Management
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$315K | -3,587 | Closed |
|
177
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$293K | -3,331 | Closed |
|
|
FNBSF
178
First National Bank Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls,
South Dakota
| – | -$262K | -2,987 | Closed |
|
|
BAM
179
Belpointe Asset Management
Reno,
Nevada
| – | -$233K | -2,657 | Closed |
|
|
LFS
180
Lutz Financial Services
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$218K | -2,479 | Closed |
|
|
BAAM
181
Baker Avenue Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$209K | -2,375 | Closed |
|
|
SC
182
Scotia Capital
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$208K | -2,365 | Closed |
|
183
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$201K | -2,290 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
184
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$96K | -1,097 | Closed |
|
|
SPIA
185
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| – | -$61K | -694 | Closed |
|
|
CAC
186
Certified Advisory Corp
Altamonte Springs,
Florida
| – | -$13K | -153 | Closed |
|
187
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$889 | -11 | -92% |
|
VLUE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
168 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.82B — up 4.3% from $2.71B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new VLUE positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $385M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital Investments, cutting an estimated $50.6M.
- 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) as of Q4 2018, up from 143 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $2.82B of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $385M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Brinker Capital Investments, an estimated $50.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.